America's Best Dance Crew ~~ Beat Freaks

These girls roooock! Sorry its a little blurry(PLEASE PAUSE MY PLAYLIST TO HEAR THE MUZIC)

Lance Armstrong coming to Merced! The Tour of California

This brand new stage welcomes Merced and Clovis as Amgen Tour of California host cities and introduces the peloton to the grandiose Sierra Mountains. Although Stage 4 has a few sprints to contest, the climbers will assume the starring role while battling over four KOMs (“King of the Mountains” points competition) on the consistently hilly and technical terrain in breathtaking mountain scenery. Spectators can enjoy watching the gladiators joust on Highway 140, twice on Highway 49 and on Crane Valley Road. The finish is in Old Town Clovis, which showcases the beauty of Central California.

~~ ROUTE DETAILS
Day: Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Start: Merced, California
Finish: Clovis, California
Start Time: 11:00 AM
Miles: 115.4
KM: 185.7
End ETA: 3:19-4:29 PM

It's the largest cycling event in America, the 2009 Amgen Tour of California is a Tour de France-style cycling road race that challenges the world’s top professional cycling teams to compete along a demanding, recently expanded, 750-mile course from Sacramento to Escondido from February 14-22, 2009.

Founded in 2005, Breakaway from Cancer continues to raise awareness and funds to support valuable services and programs, provided free of charge, that help people living with cancer. The initiative was created by Amgen as a complementary component to the company's sponsorship of the Amgen Tour of California. This year, the initiative continues to support the important programs and tools offered by the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship and The Wellness Community.

TORNADO TOUCHES DOWN IN MERCED!!

A tornado touched down near South Merced yesterday. A funnel cloud appeared at 11:25 a.m. and dissipated by 11:45 a.m. "We have a very cold unstable air mass over the valley, so there's was a potential for scattered showers, thunderstorms and more funnel clouds. A pilot observed the tornado touch down in a field, approximately 10 miles south of Castle Airport. Luckily there were no damages or injuries but a lot of excitement for the Mercedians. This tornado the first tornado reported in the Central Valley in 13 months. The last tornado was Jan. 27, 2008, near the western outskirts of Visalia (which is about 75 miles South of Merced). In 2006 a tornado ripped off the roof of a barn near Gerard Avenue in South Merced.

Thank God nobody was hurt~

{{singing}} "Oh I want more scrubs"

That's right my friends, I'VE GOT A NEW JOB!!!!!!!. I'm so excited. I start on February 3rd working for a Pediatric Dentist. It's been soooo long since ive assisted and im ready and excited to go back into the field I love the most! Wish me luck and I will be sure to take a pic of me and my "scrubs" on my first day of work!

~Tootles,
Teana

(Oh and P.S. That isnt my real license place. In case you worried that I havent paid my tags since 2006....LOL)

I want, I want, I want...

These two adorable items for Valentine's Day! Last year, Mark gave me the heart key chaing by Coach and I love it! This year im looking at a piece of Silver for Valentine's Day!

I'm gonna wash that Grey right out of my hair (singing as I walk down the hallway)

Well, I had to cancel my last hair appointment and due to the fact that Martha (my hairdresser) is so busy this time of year, Ive decided to color my hair. I have a few grey strands that need to hide for a while so ive decided to zap them myself since my appointment isnt until Jan 20th. Im going to be using L'oreal Paris Superior Preference #4 Dark Brown!

Wish me luck and ill be sure to post pics and comments after I rinse.

~P.S. and dont think that I wont be singing that song in the shower either. Oh I will!

It's all about my Purse Hook!

The newest accessory in my handbag with be the Purse Hook! The Chinese principle of FENG SHUI says, "You should never put your purse on the floor because it is where there is the most negative energy. It shows a lack of respect for money and wealth." Purse hooks are a way to assist in securing and having a sanitary place for your purse, diaper bag, back pack, or shopping bag. Girlz, when you are out at a restaurant or bar you'll no longer have to hang your purse on the back of a chair, from your knee or put it on the floor!!

"The New Year" ahead of me...

So another year has past and as we say goodbye to 2008, Im looking forward to 2009 here's why:

~ I start my new position at work and start my Full-time hours on Monday (more moola)!

~ I plan on putting myself in check and change a few things in life. Eat better and have a work-out system that will last longer than 2 weeks! Im hoping to lose some of my Winter weight by early Spring. ~to be continued~

~ Gregory will be 16 years old on Jan 4th and he will also play on the Varsity Football team for MHS! (soooo excited about this)

~ Aaron and Amanda start making plans for their wedding and Aaron should graduate in June from the Culinary of Arts

~ Mark and I plan to take a well deserved vacation this Spring. We're planning a 2 day hiking trip with our friends Matt and Ruth

~ I just reconnected with a long time friend from my past. Stacey and I finally go together yesterday and we plan on making sure that we spend lots of time together playing catch-up. She is a new mommy of 11 month old Noah and im so excited to watch him grow. He's definetly a miracle baby!

~ Oh and last but NOT least, Im going to buy myself a new camera so be prepared for lots of pics to come!

Happy New Year everyone!

My 40th Birthday!

California Snow!

This is the closest us "Central Valley" folks of California gets to having snow during the Winter months. I woke up this morning around 630am and it was completely White outside. Cars, Lawn, Roof Tops of our home, and even the Mail Box has frost on its little metal roof. It was so crispy outside but it was so nice and refreshing for a change~

Annual Christmas Cookie Day!

Today is going to be such a fun day! It's our Annual Christmas Cookie Baking Day with my wonderful friend Ruth. We have both ovens workin hard and we bake, bake, bake all day long. Of course we cant forget the glass or two of wine along with watching our favorite Christmas movie of all time, Love Actually. Im also going to bring along another favoirte Christmas movie with my favoirte gal SJP. Family Stone is such a great movie. Well, I better get my items together and get to the grocery store for the last minute details. Pics to come...

Hope everyone has a wonderful Saturday! The sun is out in the Central Valley and its going to be a GREAT day!

~Cheers

Year's biggest Full Moon is tonight!

I'm so excited to see this wonderful ball of light in the sky. If the fog just stays away long enough for me to take a peek is all I'm asking for. Tonight, The full moon will be the biggest one of the year. The moon's average distance from us is about 238,855 miles. Friday night it will be just 221,560 miles away. It will be 14 percent bigger in our sky and 30 percent brighter than some other full moons during the year, according to NASA.

So get yourself a glass of wine and head out to take a peek.

~Cheers!

Oprah, Sex and the City, & Wine

Just a pic of my television for your viewing pleasure...

And, a glass of Chardonnay...

Need I say more? Ahhh, total bliss~

12 days since the Sun paid a visit!

Ahh, the sun decided to break through the fog today and I just had to take a pic. In fact, I went out barefoot and closed my eyes and let the sun hit my face. Its been 12 days since us "Central Valley Mercedian's" have seen the sun. What a difference the sunlight makes. Our neighbors all decided to yardwork at the same time. LOL

~Oh what a beautiful mornin, Oh what a beautiful day~

Merced stopped by St. Mary's

The tears told the story. Our season was suddenly over. On a very cold, clear night in Merced, California our Merced High Bears were going to walk on that football field and give Merced what we've been wanting for a long time. A Sac-Joaquin Section Division I Playoff WIN!

For the second straight year, Stockton St. Mary's came into Stadium '76 and walked away with a win in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoffs.

The final score: St. Mary's 35, Merced 24.

This one really hurt. The Merced defense came up with big turnovers with an interception and a recovery in the first half. However, the penalties continued to plague our guys, including six false start penalties in the first half alone!! We're 42-7 the last Four years! That's hard to do. It's hard to get to this game. I don't think people realize how hard it is to get to the section finals and no matter what, WE are very proud of our guys and the coaches. It's so sad because most of these boys have played with each other since they were 9 years old. It's amazing because they all treat each other like brothers.

~To the Merced Bears Football teams, We are VERY proud of your hard work~